cable
单词辨析：
普通用词，指通过电报系统发出的信息，强调具体的一份份电报。
This telegram must be sent at once.
这封电报必须立即发出。
He received an urgent telegram from his father.
他收到父亲的一封加急电报。
What do you mean by a government telegram?
请问什么是政务电报?
通常指通过海底电缆传输的电报；也可指普通的电报，此时常可与telegram换用。
When will this cable arrive in Paris?
这封海底电报何时会到巴黎？
He received a transoceanic cable from Boston.
他收到了一封从波士顿来的越洋电报。
To be more exact, it is a commercial cable/telegram.
更确切地说，这是一封商业电报。
May I have a form for sending a cable/telegram?
请给我一张发电报的电报纸好吗?
不可数名词，强调电报的通信方式或电报业务。
These islands are connected by telegraph.
这些岛屿用电报联系。
The telegraph between the two regions has been cut.
这两个地区之间的电报业务已经中断。
Telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse in 1844.
1844年塞缪尔·莫尔斯发明了电报。
与 telegram 同义，但多用于非正式场合。
Don't worry, I'll send him a wire.
别担心，我会给他发电报的。
I sent a wire to my wife this morning.
今天上午我给妻子发了电报。
相关例句：
She had to decide whether or not to cable the news to Louis.
她得决定要不要将这个消息电告路易斯。
Check a cable when it's running out.
放出钢丝绳时要制动。
The channel is only available on cable.
这个频道只有有线电视才能收看。
He would attach a cable around the chassis of the car and winch it up on to the canal bank
他会把钢丝绳拴在汽车底盘上，用卷扬机把汽车吊到运河岸上。
Dedicated cable wire, enameled wire services industry and the stainless steel industry.
竭诚为电缆电线业、漆包线业和不锈钢产业服务。
In France, 27 major cities are soon to be cabled
法国有27座大城市不久将安装有线电视。